Starting from pole Car 54 Kyle Busch Extra Gum Toyota won the Inaugural Credit Karma Money 250, his 102nd win in 363 Xfinity Series races. This is his 5th win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 3rd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch said; “I did not mean to spin my teammate Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, I was trying to help him. Never say never but this is my last NASCAR Xfinity Series race. 2nd Place Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 23 Ty Dillon Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, started from 30th place. 6th Place Car 02 Brett Moffitt Concrete Supply Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 7th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier hellowater Defense Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Sam Mayer QPS Equipment Group Chevrolet, started from 22nd place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Austin Cindric Car Shop Ford, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet finished in 15th place.
The race had 10 Cautions for 43 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for #61, 5 Crash on the Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 64 for #31 Spin Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 97 for #52 Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 120 for #19, 39 Crash in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 148 for #17 Crash on the Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 154 for #47, 68 Crash in Turn. 10th Caution on lap 159 for #18, 54, 16 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 16 Lead Changes 16 among 9 drivers; K. Busch(i) 1-43; H. Burton 44-46; N. Gragson 47-48; K. Busch(i) 49-65; A. Allmendinger 66; K. Busch(i) 67-97; N. Gragson 98-100; J. Allgaier 101-104; D. Hemric 105-120; T. Dillon 121-124; D. Hemric 125-148; K. Weatherman 149-151; D. Hemric 152-156; A. Allmendinger 157; K. Busch(i) 158-161; J. Burton 162; K. Busch(i) 163-164.
Stage:
Stage 1 Top 10: 54, 16, 20, 18, 9, 02, 36, 11, 19, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 54, 16, 9, 7, 18, 20, 02, 23, 11, 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 18
Race Results for the Inaugural Credit Karma Money 250 – Saturday, July 10, 2021 Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 164 Laps – 252.56 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 54 Kyle Busch(i) Extra Gum Toyota 164 Running |
| 2. 11. Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 3. 9. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 5. 30. Car 23 Ty Dillon Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 6. 20. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Concrete Supply Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 7. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier hellowater Defense Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 8. 19. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 9. 22. Car 8 Sam Mayer # QPS Equipment Group Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 10. 4. Car 22 Austin Cindric Car Shop Ford 164 Running |
| 11. 6. Car 1 Austin Dillon(i) PFJ Spicy Chicken Sandwich Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 39 Ryan Sieg A-Game/CMR Ford 164 Running |
| 13. 3. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Hyperice Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 14. 32. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # MaintenX Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 15. 17. Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet 164 Running – Canadian |
| 16. 14. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 17. 27. Car 48 Jade Buford # Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 18. 18. Car 92 Josh Williams Coolray Heating & AC Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 19. 10. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 164 Running |
| 20. 36. Car 15 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 21. 15. Car 2 Myatt Snider Crosley Furniture Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 22. 37. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt superstratum Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 23. 28. Car 31 Josh Berry # Bommarito.com/Lucas Oil Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 24. 5. Car 20 Harrison Burton Offerpad Awesome Different Toyota 164 Running |
| 25. 33. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. Z GRILLS Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 26. 24. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 27. 29. Car 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 78 Jesse Little Toyota 164 Running |
| 29. 23. Car 99 Mason Massey Anderson Power Services Toyota 164 Running |
| 30. 2. Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota 164 Running |
| 31. 12. Car 68 Brandon Brown Baby Doge Coin Chevrolet 163 Accident |
| 32. 38. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman Axe Crossbows Chevrolet 162 Accident |
| 33. 25. Car 26 Santino Ferrucci Manatawny Still Works Toyota 162 Running |
| 34. 39. Car 74 Bayley Currey(i) Forth Worth Screen Printing Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 35. 40. Car 52 Gray Gaulding Panini America Chevrolet 160 Running |
| 36. 26. Car 17 Carson Ware Jacob Companies Chevrolet 139 Accident |
| 37. 34. Car 66 CJ McLaughlin(i) SA Recycling/SciAps Ford 139 Running |
| 38. 21. Car 4 Landon Cassill Voyager Chevrolet 128 Running |
| 39. 13. Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Toyota 118 Accident |
| 40. 35. Car 61 David Starr Whataburger Toyota 50 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 1 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: (1) 13 Timmy Hill(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 18 Mins, 59 Secs. Average Speed: 109.032 MPH. Margin of Victory: .550 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 9 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch, #54. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Sam Mayer, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 17, 2021 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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